Ecological Relationships and Limiting Factors

A relationship that describe a close interaction between two different species is known as what?

• Biodiversity
• Symbiosis
• Predation
• Emigration

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If there is more food than usual in an ecosystem, then...

• Populations will stay the same
• Populations will decrease
• Populations will increase

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As a leopard is searching for prey, a lion stalks and slowly approaches it. This could be considered what type of relationship between the lion and leopard?

• Competition

• Predator/Prey

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

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If the population of a certain predator increases, there is often _______ its prey

• a decrease the population of
• an increase of the population of 
• great news for its prey of
• no  impact found on

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This is known as a relationship in which one organism benefits, while the other is unaffected.

• Parasitism
• Mutualism
• Immigration
• Commensalism

The organism that is hunted and eaten in a particular feeding relationship is known as:

• Predator
• Decomposer
• Prey
• Autotroph

This is known as a relationship in which both organisms involved benefit. 

• Predator-Prey
• Commensalism
• Mutualism
• Decomposition

Cows and pronghorn both eat the same types of food in areas of Utah. What is the ecological relationship?

• Cooperation
• Parasitism
• Commensalism
• Competition

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Remoras are fish that generally latch on to sharks and eat leftovers of food from the shark. This is an example of which type of ecological relationship?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Competition

What would you call an ecological symbiotic relationship that is helpful to both organisms involved?

• commensalism
• niche
• mutualism
• habitat
• parasitism